1993 Swift Mighty Meaties season

The 1993 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Season Recap

• All-Filipino Cup: Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs finished second to San Miguel Beer after the quarterfinals, sweeping all their four games, both teams were tied at 10 wins, 4 losses, the PBA had a new format in the semifinals pitting #1 seed vs #4 and #2 vs #3 in a separate best-of-five series, Swift takes on corporate rival Coney Island Ice Cream Stars, whom they beat twice, 94-89 in the eliminations on March 12 and 102-96 in the quarterfinals on April 13 in their head-to-head meetings, odds-on favorite to win the series, Swift got blanked instead by Coney Island, 3-0 as their end game miscues and coaching lapses resulted to heartbreaking losses in Game 2, when the meaties led by 20 points, only to lose the game in overtime, 101-97 and Game 3 when Coney Island lost their main man Alvin Patrimonio on ejection following an altercation with Eric Reyes early in the second quarter, and when the Stars big men fouled out, Swift still lost in double overtime, 127-126. the Mighty Meaties placed third in the All-filipino tournament, beating newcomer Sta.Lucia Realtors, 3-1 in their best-of-five series for third place.
• Commissioners Cup: before the Second Conference started, a blockbuster trade took place as Swift welcome the return of their former players in the amateurs, Vergel Meneses and Zaldy Realubit when Sta.Lucia dealt them in exchange for Andy De Guzman, Ricric Marata and Jack Tanuan, in place of Marata at the point guard spot, the meaties signed free agent Teroy Albarillo, an unknown reinforcement, 6"6' Ronnie Thompkins was Swift's import, and in his first game, made an impression that coach Yeng Guiao has found another import jewel, the temperamental Thompkins led Swift to six straight victories before losing to San Miguel Beer, 116-109 on July 11, in their next game against Purefoods Oodles on July 18, who were also on a hot six-game win streak, Swift prevailed by a mile, 132-108. their game against Shell Helix the following week on July 25 witnessed a brawl in the second quarter when Thompkins provoked, went after Shell's Ricky Relosa who ran off the Shell bench, play was stop on that free-for-all, Swift won the game in overtime, 118-117 on Terry Saldana's buzzer-beating basket. the Mighty Meaties won their second championship in the last three conferences, by defeating corporate rival Purefoods Oodles, 4-2, and gain a sort of revenge in the 3-0 loss to the same team in the All-Filipino semis, Vergel Meneses won best player of the championship series.
• Governors Cup: Tony Harris, as expected return in the last offing of the season, Swift lost three of its first five games due to criticisms on Harris' play, for a 2-3 record, but wake up to win their last five to finished second in the standings at 7-win, 3-loss, the meaties could only win four of their eight games in the semifinals, lost twice to San Miguel and Sta.Lucia but won twice over Pepsi Mega and Purefoods TJ Hotdogs for an 11-7 card, had to go through two knockout games to make it to the finals, losing to eventual champion San Miguel Beer, 4-1.

All-Filipino Cup Roster

Commissioners Cup/Governors Cup Roster

_{Coach: Yeng Guiao Assistant: Roehl Nadurata}

• * - Rookie Free Agent
• I - Import

External links

http://www.mypba.com/